Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 March 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:30 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:30 to 17:00. Rahu Kalam 17:00 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 19:40Moonrise 06:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 March 1991

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:31, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Gudi Padwa, Ugadi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 17:00 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:30 to 14:00
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:30 to 17:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:00 to 18:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 12:31 · Dwitiya until 10:56 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:23, then Revati until 15:27 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:34, then Brahma until 15:04 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:31 · Balava until 23:46 · Kaulava until 10:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Gudi PadwaSunday 17 March
  • UgadiSunday 17 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:45.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.